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*rsued every Thursday from office of publiâ€" eation, Main and Oak Streets, Grimsby. * ~~_,._*" Ierephone B6 â€">â€" The Grimsby Independent "Lincoin County‘s Leading Weekly" Established 1885 GRIMSEY INDEPENXDENT PUBLISHING Bubscrintionâ€"£2.00 per year in Carada and $2.50 per year in United States, payable True independence is never afraid of apnear ing dependent, and true dependence leads always to the most perfect inde»â€"ndence. YOU CAN CONFIDE iN A NEWSPAPERMAN Back in the days before woman became emancipated, there was an old saw to the efâ€" fect "if you want the world to know your troubles, tell a woman; if you '\vent your secret well and carefully guarded, tell a newspaperman." ® # ®# # Times have changed since "Ma got out of the kitchen" and now even some of the world‘s best "newspapermen" are women, and that goes double for secret keeping. 3 # # # & *n hodv of men, and women, on the No body of men, and women, OND Wl Home Front, have done more for the war efâ€" fort than the people of the newspaper world. Not only from an organization and publicity standpoint, but from the standpoint of secreâ€" glv:.neu. From the standpoint of respecting confidence placed in them by the censors and the censorship division of the governâ€" ment. «4 L K i Kmb was Hesmiue CC 0c 3 ermen. Foryanlt.herehnbt.-elleominztJo the desks of hairâ€"tearing metropolitan News Editors stories of all kinds on all kinds of topics, subject to release dates. Those dates L‘JA.-\...-n-nnl!tfliol'G‘le-"un_”r‘hip ons " .. 0 10 umal mwb.mpectedorebe.- directives have to be respected But a scood newspaperman wol ut a goou neWoPrr®*""." 1 __s An break a confidence on & "rolease date", where mgcfiweuevtamouloneeouldbeuken against him, than he would a censor directive where all kind.s &T_e’câ€"ll' u.:tion ?fifibe taken.~ .'l‘he loss of a story to & big city daily, ecoming about through a "release date" beâ€" ing at the wrong time to make their editions"® ahead of their competitor, does not mean 80 awfully much. But when a "release date" on a story of vital local interest calls for the publication of that story just after your lit tle town weekly has {’one to press, and leaves it wide out for your ig city paper to spread it all over your district six. days at least ahead af your next publication, that‘s what hurts. ‘hat is what makes weekly newsâ€" paper editors rant, rare and tear their hair. But they never spill the beans. # # ®# # Here is an example. Over 40 years in the newspapet business and 1 get a *"release Aste" of a million dollar story, laid on my FACTS & FANCIES RSeRCE CC tle town weekly ! it wide out for y it all over your ( ahead af your n hurts. ‘hat is paper editors 14 But they never $ JOHN W, GLENDINNMING, President. WILFRED M. LAWSON, Viceâ€"President J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Secretary, W&d&y SEPOERRRCTAT N00 two clear days before The Independent For Release in PM‘s of B CC ""'i;-d' 19‘!“.‘ Maron oru, *****_ From your district, the following NS# been included in the list of awa! 4s announted by the Department of Nations: Defence. The jetter "O" indicates oversea. (.‘ANADIAN EF'FIC!ENCY DECOBATXON Col C. A. Sinclaix (0) p ©. AM.C. # * # # By PM‘s "he Pubplic F.lations Officer means newsp®M®" editions published after 12 o‘clock noon. art that was 0n Friday the aed â€" The Independent went to press at depende®*® ,." "ong, Therefore 8rd. of A young American T o 4 wro.e home ‘of his intention +« m ‘th.' '.r, H. m Wmm with raccoons, thus ith pockets alzeady in Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Nights, Sunday, Holidays, 539 yA is was nothing new for old newspapâ€" ie UR Ts hn Frank Fairborz, Jr. and Editor e W 000 wcrican soldier, it is claimed * imtention to stay in A05 war. He proposes !D hecoons, thus producing 14" a~ alrcady in themâ€" # * * Public Relations Brex I Military District No. * nt went _1 y the 2nd. £ Friday &n +. beat the . Over 40 years 1N and 1 get a "release story laid on MY A â€"~~ mfiklk he i or else . + "went of our it is one ike and »r break PHILOSOPHICAL MALLPOX B. K. Sandwell, th philosophical and charming editor of Sturday Hight, wrote an article the other we«k in which he seeming» ly argued that Canaa will survive even if it abandons free enteprise and goes in for state socialism. Whth reminds us of a lady who survived smallpx without disfigurc» ment. Ard that Grimby doetors {rown at tossing the baby into th same bed with an clder child who has mesles. Canada survived Mackenzie aid Mann and many other mistakes. The colBtry i® pretty healthy right now in many espects. prCUty TICmiCHIJ PRpzNEC AMMEOME PRRm PC K 4 wai who would wish the nation to @PtYact smaullpox even though, under modern me@‘â€" cine,\'there would be a good chance of 84â€" vivai? As tar as we are concerned,. W6 wouldn‘t like our country to be quaranined UVCi survives« vast political changes despite °¢ keening that arose when, say Sir John A. Macdonald won in 1878 and the Hon. (later Sir) Wilfred Laurier won in 1896. But we tamik mir. Sandwell on this occasion W8S writing to fill space rather than to shed light for his readers; past advocautes of chanf© have conceded private rights to be inperent or, indeea, nave demandea reform to enhance private rights and liberties. o On this occasion, the reformers are out to end private enterprise. Mr. Coldwell saY$ they will do it gradually. Mr, Winch SAYS they will do it at once. The difference i8 the difference between the deaths of the martyrs Latimer and Ridley at Oxford who We‘€ chained back to back at the stake. One died quickly because the flames touched off gunâ€" powder tied to his chest; the other died slowâ€" ly because the vagrant breeze kopt the flames swirling around his ank!es. Both died. It will be said of course, that the Socialâ€" ists are such nice people that they wouldn‘t be drastic. One meets ther» in church (when they aren‘t at Sunday goutif:la l'!'l‘h&t- D undds EMWM Cer Cwhen SCY @Pruit 0T Om UA (J.ank ings). Lots of them are well educated. They have sons and daughters in the armed forces and they pay taxes with no more complaint than do bloated capitalists. But the CCF is frankly a Socialist party. 1i promises to take over the means of produ tion and distriâ€" bution and run them as government enterâ€" prises. If they do so they have brought about revolution as complete (though, we hope, unâ€" bloody) as the Lenin revolution in Russia or the Hitler revolution in Germany. If they don‘t do so they will have abandoned their preâ€"election promises. _ o Soci;lsimistobefeued.fintofall.be- car~. .reedom and Socialism cannot continue together. Secondly, Socialism is to be fearâ€" edbeanseyouunnothrnhck. You can turn out a highâ€"tariff government and put in a freeâ€"t~ade rovernment and vice versa. But Socialism is like railway unification, onte you~ scnmbleallthebuineuenterpriminthe country inteo a govammmt-owned and manâ€" aged whole, y.ou a:mot Emcrtmble them. This comment may be labelled as reacâ€" tionary. It is sad so to be considered, but we cannot change our views on this point until someone writes a new and improved table of multiplication. These are things that don‘t change even though young reporters grow into lea: . 1 editors and radicals are more likely to se found among grandsons than grandfathers. R I s s At heart, we are arrant and vociferous reformers. We want people to be better, to be more decent, kindly and generous,. We want business laws that will prevent unreâ€" generate crooks from robbing anyone. We known as & schou! than as A lock. Above al, B My T M QinA nf t+ovas. mnown an & MWERMIE REDCRAD NC we want the poor to be relieve* of taxes, especially indirect taxes *hat they don‘t realâ€" ize they are paying. We war‘ governments to be honest and politicians to succeed withâ€" out surrendering to apo:liene{ It is perfectly true that this country NAS dard i0r measles. AVA® UECBA If one measures it all by materialism {which nemstobethoonlymeunrewith which the C C F are acquainted) w aren‘t very far behind the United States, for we ulwuys have been bus knglhnz up witk the Joneses below the M‘z or. ere was a CCF sneer the other day because thore is only one Canadian automobile for overy ten Canâ€" adians, which means distressful crowding. But in Russia, the spiritual home of the Frank Scotts, David Lewises, et al, one has to be a komissar, Or at least a deputy thereâ€" of, before one may ride. If there‘s one komâ€" issar for every ton Canadians, will he give the other nine Canadians free rides? TREC GRIMSBY the Here is an example such house, when was t Here is an CAWNPA® _** "" V aifua Y mahm,n'mmmmrmmm As uxmammmflw!m"‘ peitds: _.nd_-h.-n.mm_m_;u_n_-n"â€"â€"lrg- ‘WAY BACK WHEN FOR INSTANCE ... ___ Ever wonder where your ration mpomgo?'l‘h_cmwctisdut your grocer takes your sugar, butter and other goupons to his this country‘s changing needs bank, which acts as the governâ€" ment‘s ag>ut in identifying and accounting for milliors of spent jc+ â€"known as "Ration Coupon Benking‘"â€"is just one of the new, additional assignments sANKING is ADAPTABLE® which the banks have assumed upmoftbdrwanimcservice. Anothe is the payment, on beh,ua;n,govemmcnt.ot'oet- tain subsidies arising out of warâ€" Frank Fairborn, Ir. time pr. & control. Still another ... All this in the face of wideâ€" is the handling of exchange transâ€" â€" sysead staff changes resuiting <ctions as agents of the Foreign . from enlistments of 8,360 trained Exchange Control Bcard. _ bank employees. # # n »g example. I want to buy such and it changes constantfly to meet The war emergency has proved the readiness oand ability of Canada‘s banks to adant their services to new conditions. it nas proved, once again, the strength of your banking system, which is providing a firm base of financial service for"the greatest economic effort in the nation‘s history, and will with equal resourcefuiness meet the challenge of the years chead. Here is a ion _ At the same time the banks have hat â€" arranged facilities to serve miliâ€" zar, urymbli:hmemandm'u- his industry centres alike. 6 em; Through loans to industry and 200 _ apriculture, they have helped to °Nt _ increase the supply of raw mateâ€" OE â€" rials, weapons and food. â€" Kidd avenue Ad0 P7**""*""" _ _ anect home it was quickly bought up by I , the mdmmmw':'”mm "ars Bert Mariatt, Edw. Norton and not a few Othâ€" .,myummlflflm_ intd As No # A large majority of th05e OUMP] o) 1/ pop. drew‘s avenue, on the west Side, were built by Pop, SERone CECROIE Td cal‘e contracting fArm in Grimsby. When. LDC BE®" _"*"", mmmhhfldthM' Shelton was then driving team for the frm, £o THL the irresistible Young Tim Farrell They 0 7 a very large load of Jumber on T vieg llv-yentholt.WI)ol They were leaving mnuwy-m.mnm and Son, Backet tory now stands, when "Bi ‘ Robinson rushed m.‘mmmhflwm\"‘"“"""’ plans and specifications with you‘ t can‘t says Tim, I‘m already overloaded. *# «+ *# ® So to you people that are looking for informa~ mmmwunm.nmnd xm.m.mmmummu“ wears, and from that down. Aall EAERRCRERIAY EDs ues epees dlytwl:enweateinthekitcheimdm- bodyuedtherollertowdontheh.ckofthe They have acted as issuing agents for approximately $5,700,â€" 000,000 worth of Victory Bonds well as lending direct fmancial aid to the government through short term loans. / seemed simpler_ in the He opened it up and into Brital! battle and d: As an water tirely made only C must lee". have puff. from jrrita estic in in